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We've noticed a recurring problem with the way pedo supporters are referred to. Often times people call pedo supporters pedos, and while some of them certainly are closet pedos, just referring to them as pedos is inaccurate. We've also noticed (1/5)
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.that people who are friends with pedo supporters and are "neutral" about it often get labelled as pedo supporters themselves. Granted, all of these things are shitty, and if you want nothing to do with any of it that's completely valid However, (2/5)
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with all of the lines being blurred between who gets referred to how, it becomes an bizarre game of internet telephone where someone can get called a pedo because they tolerate and are friends with pedo supporters. We are not defending ANY of (3/5)
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these, but it is imporant to make the distinction. Bad things can exist in varying degrees. We've also seen it done maliciously where someone makes these jumps to label people who were unknowingly involved somehow with a pedo as pedos themselves. (4/5)
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This isn't a hugely common thing but it's happened enough that people should be aware of it. tl;dr take the time to be precise before calling someone a pedo and remember the distinction between pedo, pedo supporter, and tolerant of pedo supporters. (5/5)
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